…and notification requirements related to bees in California. “It’s all come together with the cooperation between the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, CACASA,…
California Judge Reduces RoundUp Damage Award
A California Judge reduced the more than $200 million award to less than $40 million in a case against Bayer AG’s Roundup herbicide, formally of Monsanto. Dow Jones reports a…
Ag Co-ops Top List of Largest Cooperatives
…list. Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’Lakes, Wakefern Food Corporation, and Associated Wholesale Grocers rounded out the top five. Charles Snyder, president and CEO of National Cooperative Bank, says that…
Agri View: BFTP-Meaning of Homegrown
…that way? Well, more people than you think. Customers prefer, and they will buy, fresher harvested produce. The growing number of farmers are adapting to this type of marketing. It…
Crops of the Future Collaborative Funds Downy Mildew Research at UC Davis
…for partners who share our goals and objectives.” The research will provide benefits for both conventional and organic farmers, as downy mildew is one of the most significant pathogens threatening…
New Record Set for California Table Grape Shipments
A news release from the California Table Grape Commission described table grape shipments hitting a new record in recent weeks. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over 23 million…
Benefits of FARMER Program Highlighted at Fresno Event
…improving the air quality of the valley and therefore California.” The California Air Resources Control Board (CARB) awarded the funding to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District as…
Agri View: BFTP-The Development of Agritourism
…of agritourism. BFTP-The Development of Agritourism We have had several reports on the development of agritourism. Many farmers have started catering to tourist by offering family entertainment. Things like “pick…
The Western View: The Blob is Back
…and remains in place, it will affect the jet stream. This will send winter northward, instead of allowing it to land on the sunny beaches of California. This means, if…
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
…with Ernst & Young in examining all of the proposals and selecting the new locations.” States represented in the expressions of interest are: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida,…
EPA Chief Says E15 Expansion Doesn’t Need Congress
…to help farmers struggling with low commodity prices. An Agriculture Dot Com article says the oil industry calls the move a violation of the nation’s biofuel law and threatened a…
Beagle Brigade Helping Protect Homeland Pork
…no treatment or vaccine available for this disease, we must work together to prevent this disease from entering the United States in order to best protect our farmers, our consumers…
Presidential Order Restores Western Water Supplies
…farmers who provide California-grown food and farm products and everyone who depends on those products.” Source: California Farm Bureau Federation, Western Growers Association, Family Farm Alliance, California Farm Water Coalition…
The California Kitchen: Chili Colorado
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Chili Colorado with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 lb Guajillo Chili 1/4 LB Chili…